Vitalize

Transforming how health systems optimize labor

Y CombinatorWinter 2023ActiveHealthcareSaaSB2BHealthcare

What they do

Problem

Health systems struggle with inefficient staffing and scheduling that drive high labor costs and burden clinical leaders with manual operational work.

Solution

Vitalize provides software to optimize hospital staffing and scheduling to reduce labor spend and improve operational efficiency.

Who it's for

Enterprise health systems and hospitals, especially clinical and operational leaders responsible for staffing and scheduling.

Founders

Veeraj Shah

Founder

I'm an MD/PhD student turned founder of Vitalize, where we work with healthcare employers to improve the mental health + productivity of their staff. Prior to Vitalize, I co-founded two behavioral health nonprofits and co-led digital health strategy initiatives for the US Surgeon General and IBM. Originally got interested in healthcare through informatics research, where my most recent work was funded by the Gates Foundation. Love chatting about all things hiking and coffee!

Sanketh Andhavarapu

Founder

Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Vitalize Care, where we work with healthcare employers to improve the mental health of their staff. Prior to Vitalize, I co-founded a revenue-generating education nonprofit, and also conducted clinical, basic science, and health services research, co-authoring over 20 peer-reviewed publications. Previously led business development for seed-stage pediatric healthtech startup, and was also a fellow with .406 Ventures.